William Anderson may refer to:

Arts and entertainment

* William Anderson (artist) (1757–1837), painter of marine and historical paintings *

William Anderson (theatre) William Anderson (14 January 1868 – 16 August 1940) was an Australian theatre entrepreneur. He left school at age ten and eventually found work as a theatre manager, marrying the actress Eugenie Duggan. He established two theatre companies an ...

(1868–1940), Australian stage entrepreneur * William Anderson (1911–1986), American actor, better known as

Leif Erickson Leif Erikson, Leiv Eiriksson, or Leif Ericson, ; Modern Icelandic: ; Norwegian language, Norwegian: ''Leiv Eiriksson'' also known as Leif the Lucky (), was a Norsemen, Norse explorer who is thought to have been the first European to have s ...

* Bill Anderson (producer) (1911–1997), American producer * William West Anderson (1928–2017), known as Adam West, American actor, played Batman from 1966 to 1968 *

William M. Anderson William M. Anderson (born 12 March 1948) is an Irish film editor who was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Editing for the film ''Dead Poets Society'' (1989). He has had an extended, notable association with the director Peter Weir, begi ...

(born 1948), film editor * Wil Anderson (born 1974), Australian comedian *

Will Anderson (animator) Will Anderson is a Scottish-born film animator, living and working in Edinburgh, best known for his award-winning short animation ''The Making of Longbird''. Early life Anderson was born and attended school in Dingwall, Scottish Highlands. He ...

, Scottish film animator

Music

W. H. Anderson William Henry Anderson (21 April 1882 – 12 April 1955) was a composer, choir director, tenor, and voice teacher of English birth. He produced a large amount of vocal music, including more than 150 songs and 40 anthems as well as a significant ...

(1882–1955), Canadian composer, choir director, singer, and voice teacher * William K. Anderson, background music composer for '' My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic'' *

Cat Anderson William Alonzo "Cat" Anderson (September 12, 1916 – April 29, 1981) was an American jazz trumpeter known for his long period as a member of Duke Ellington's orchestra and for his wide range, especially his ability to play in the altissimo ...

(William Alonzo Anderson, 1916–1981), American jazz trumpeter * Bill Anderson (singer) (born 1937), American country music singer, songwriter, and game show host *

William Anderson (guitarist) William Anderson (born 1962) is an American guitarist and song writer. Anderson studied the guitar with Allen Krantz, Christoph Harlan, and David Starobin, and studied composition with Frank Brickle. His recent recordings include music by Hans Er ...

(born 1962), American classical guitarist and composer *

Will Anderson (singer) William Charles Anderson (born May 5, 1986) is an American singer and songwriter who is best known as the lead vocalist of the American pop rock band Parachute. Early life Anderson was born in Sacramento, California but his family later moved ...

(born 1986), lead vocalist in the band Parachute

Writing

* William Anderson (bookseller) (1743–1830), bookseller and five times Provost of Stirling *

William Anderson (Scottish writer) William Anderson (1805–1866) was a Scottish miscellaneous writer in the departments of history, biography, and science. He was born at Edinburgh and educated there, and placed in a lawyer's office. As an author he published ''Poetical A ...

(1805–1866), Scottish writer, poet, editor and author of ''The Scottish Nation'' * William J. Anderson (1811–?), American slave and author *

William Charles Anderson William Charles Anderson (better known as William C. Anderson; May 7, 1920, La Junta, Colorado – May 16, 2003, in Fairfield, California) was the author of more than twenty novels, historical and true life stories, and author or coauthor o ...

(1920–2003), American author * William Anderson (American writer) (born 1952), American biographer, specializing on Laura Ingalls Wilder

Law and politics

Australia

* William Anderson (Victorian politician, born 1828) (1828–1909), Scottish-born Victorian colonial politician, member for Villiers and Heytesbury * William Anderson (Victorian politician, born 1853) (1853–1898), Victorian colonial politician for Creswick, and Windermere *

William Anderson (Tasmanian politician) William Anderson (1904 – 22 September 1990) was a Scottish-born Australian politician. He was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly in 1964 as a Labor member for Wilmot Wilmot may refer to: Places Australia *Division of Wilmot, an ...

(1904–1990), Australian politician from Tasmania * William Acland Douglas Anderson (1829–1882), English-born politician and goldfields commissioner in colonial Victoria, Australia

Canada

* William Stafford Anderson (1884–1980), politician in New Brunswick, Canada * William Anderson (Ontario MPP) (1822–1897), Canadian politician * William Anderson (Ontario MP) (1905–1961), member of Canadian House of Commons for Waterloo South electoral district

U.S.

* William Anderson (Pennsylvania politician) (1762–1829), U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania * William Marshall Anderson (1807–1881), American scholar, explorer and politician * William Clayton Anderson (1826–1861), U.S. Representative from Kentucky *

William B. Anderson William Black Anderson (April 2, 1830 – August 28, 1901) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Illinois. Anderson was born April 2, 1830, in Mount Vernon, Illinois to Stinson Anderson who would serve as Lt. Governor ...

(1830–1901), U.S. Representative from Illinois * William Alexander Anderson (1842–1930), Virginia lawyer and politician * William Coleman Anderson (1853–1902), U.S. Representative from Tennessee *

William Dozier Anderson William Dozier Anderson (July 20, 1862 – January 6, 1952)Judge Anderso ...

(1862–1952), Mississippi Supreme Court Justice *

William Gilbert Anderson William Gilbert Anderson (September 9, 1860 – July 7, 1947)Ohles, John F. (1978). ''Biographical Dictionary of American Educators''. Greenwood Press. pp. 37-38. was an American pioneer of physical education, physician and writer. Anderson was ...

(1860–1947), American pioneer of physical education * William A. Anderson (1873–1954), mayor of Minneapolis, Minnesota *

William Hamilton Anderson William Hamilton Anderson (1874 – c. 1959) was the superintendent of the New York Anti-Saloon League. He worked toward the prohibition of alcohol and the closing of saloons. In 1924 a jury convicted him of skimming contributions to the league ...

(1874–c. 1959), superintendent of the New York Anti-Saloon League *

William Anderson (naval officer) William Robert Anderson (June 17, 1921 – February 25, 2007) was an officer in the United States Navy, and a U.S. Representative from Tennessee from 1965 to 1973. Early life and naval career Anderson was born in Humphreys County, Tennessee ...

(1921–2007), U.S. Representative from Tennessee * Bill Anderson (West Virginia politician) (born 1948), member of the West Virginia House of Delegates *

Bill Anderson (Iowa politician) Bill Anderson (born 1977) is a former Republican politician and legislator from the state of Iowa having served the 3rd district in the State Senate between 2011 and 2017. Political career Anderson served on the staff of Senator Chuck Grassley f ...

(born 1977), Republican politician and legislator from the state of Iowa * Bill Anderson (Ohio politician), former member of the Ohio House of Representatives

Elsewhere

William Spencer Anderson William Spencer Anderson (c. 1832 – 27 September 1872) was an African American politician and explorer in Liberia. Originally a barber, Anderson emigrated to Liberia at the age of 20 and within five years had inherited a sugar plantation. H ...

(c. 1832–1872), American-born Liberian politician and explorer *

William Anderson (British politician) William Crawford Anderson (13 February 1877 – 25 February 1919) was a British socialist politician. Born in 1877 at Findon, Aberdeenshire, the name Crawford in fact does not appear on his birth certificate. His father Francis Anderson was a ...

(1877–1919), British socialist politician * William Anderson (New Zealand politician) (1888–1978), mayor of Queenstown, New Zealand

Medicine

William Anderson (collector) William Anderson FRCS (18 December 1842 – 27 October 1900) was an English surgeon born in Shoreditch, London. He was Professor of Anatomy at the Royal Academy in London, and an important collector and scholar of Japanese art. He was the fir ...

(1842–1900), British surgeon and collector of Japanese art who first described Anderson-Fabry disease * William G. Anderson (born 1927), American physician and social activist * William Wallace Anderson, medical doctor involved in architecture of rammed earth construction in South Carolina

Military

* William Anderson (1820–1848), British Army lieutenant with the 1st Bombay Fusiliers whose murder affected the Second Anglo-Sikh War *

William T. Anderson William T. Anderson (c. 1840October 26, 1864), known by the nickname "Bloody Bill" Anderson, was a soldier who was one of the deadliest and most notorious Confederate guerrilla leaders in the American Civil War. Anderson led a band of vol ...

(1840–1864), American Civil War guerrilla commander, known as "Bloody Bill" *

William Anderson (Medal of Honor) William Anderson (1852–1908) was a United States Navy sailor and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor. Biography Born in 1852 in Sweden, Anderson migrated to the United States and joined the Navy fr ...

(1852–1908), American sailor and Medal of Honor recipient *

William Herbert Anderson Lieutenant Colonel William Herbert Anderson VC (29 December 1881 – 25 March 1918) was a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British a ...

(1881–1918), Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross *

William Anderson (VC) William Anderson VC (28 December 1882 – 13 March 1915) was a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. He ...

(1885–1915), Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross * William Anderson (RAAF officer) (1891–1975), Australian air marshal *

Maurice Anderson Lieutenant-Colonel William Maurice E Anderson MD, DSO (often referred to as Bill Anderson despite the fact he went by the name of Maurice), joined the British 6th Airborne Division in 1943, and became CO of the 195th (Airlanding) Field Ambulance ...

(1908–1986), often known as Bill Anderson, British Army medical officer * William Anderson (Canadian Army officer) (1915–2000), Canadian general *

(1921–2007), commander of the first nuclear submarine *

William Y. Anderson William Yngve Anderson (June 28, 1921 – May 9, 2011) was a Swedish-born American fighter ace of World War II, credited with seven official victories in Europe while flying P-51 Mustang fighters with the United States Army Air Forces. Anderson w ...

(1921–2011), Swedish American fighter ace of World War II * William C. Anderson (Air Force) (born 1958), Assistant Secretary of the Air Force, 2005–2008 * William Lovett Anderson (1906–2004), United States Navy submarine commander

Religion

* William Anderson (died 1543), one of the

Perth Martyrs The Perth Martyrs were six people executed in Perth, Scotland in 1543 for their Protestant beliefs. The condemned people were William Anderson, James Finlayson, James Hunter, Robert Lamb, James Raveleson and Helen Stark. They were sentenced to dea ...

* William Anderson (missionary) (1769–1852), English-Anglican missionary to South Africa *

William Anderson (minister) William Anderson (1799–1872) was a Scottish theological writer and preacher. He was born at Kilsyth and studied at Glasgow University. He was the Presbyterian minister of John Street Relief Church, Glasgow in 1822. As an author he publ ...

(1799–1873), Scottish theological writer and preacher *

William F. Anderson (bishop) William Franklin Anderson (1860–1944) was an American Methodist pastor, writer, and educator who served as Bishop of Chattanooga, Cincinnati, and Boston and was Acting President of Boston University from January 1, 1925, to May 15, 1926. Ea ...

(1860–1944), American Methodist bishop *

William Harrison Anderson William Harrison "Harry" Anderson (June 25, 1870 – June 26, 1950) was an American missionary for the Seventh-day Adventist Church. He arrived in Africa in 1895 and established the Solusi Mission near Bulawayo, Rhodesia (modern Zimbabwe) ...

(1870–1950), American Seventh-Day Adventist missionary to Africa * William Anderson (bishop of Salisbury) (1892–1972), Anglican Bishop of Croydon, of Portsmouth and of Salisbury, England *

William Anderson (bishop of Caledonia) William John Anderson (born 1950) is a Canadian Anglican bishop. He was bishop of the Diocese of Caledonia at the Anglican Church of Canada, from 2001 until his retirement on December 31, 2016. He was educated at the University of Windsor. He ...

(born 1950), Canadian Anglican bishop since 2001 *

William White Anderson William White Anderson MC (1888–1956) was a Scottish minister who served as Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1951. He was Chaplain in Scotland to both King George VI and Queen Elizabeth II. Life He was born o ...

(1888–1956), Scottish minister who served as Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland

Science

* William Anderson (naturalist) (1750–1778), naturalist on Captain Cook's third voyage (1776–1780) * William Anderson (horticulturist) (1766–1846), Scottish horticulturist *

William James Anderson William James Anderson (2 November 1812 – 15 May 1873) was a physician, amateur geologist and historian of Scottish descent. He studied medicine at Edinburgh, where he obtained the degree of MD. Anderson was a physician in the Maritimes in the ...

(1812–1873), Scottish physician who emigrated to Canada * William Anderson (engineer) (1835–1898), British engineer and philanthropist * William Henry Anderson (1908–1997), American entomologist *

William French Anderson William French Anderson (born December 31, 1936) is an American physician, geneticist and molecular biologist. He is known as the "father of gene therapy". He graduated from Harvard College in 1958, Trinity College, Cambridge University (England ...

(born 1936), American geneticist and molecular biologist

Sports

Baseball

* Bill Anderson (1880s pitcher) (1865–1936), American Major League Baseball player *

Bill Anderson (1920s pitcher) William Edward Anderson (November 28, 1895 – March 13, 1983), nicknamed "Lefty", was a Major League Baseball pitcher. Anderson played for the Boston Braves The Atlanta Braves, a current Major League Baseball franchise, originated in Boston ...

(1895–1983), American Major League Baseball player * Bill Anderson (1940s pitcher) (1913–?), American Negro league baseball player * Bill Anderson (outfielder), American Negro league baseball player

Cricket

* William Anderson (cricket umpire) (1910–1975), South African Test match umpire in two games *

William Anderson (cricketer, born 1859) A cricket tournament, played as part of the 1900 Summer Olympics, took place on 19–20 August at the Vélodrome de Vincennes. The only match of the tournament was played between teams representing Great Britain and France and was won by 158 r ...

(1859–1943), French Olympic silver medal-winning cricketer *

William Anderson (cricketer, born 1871) William Anderson (12 November 1871 – 31 January 1948) was an English first-class cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler who played for Middlesex. He was born in Westminster and died in Bury St. Edmunds. An ...

(1871–1948), English cricketer * William Anderson (cricketer, born 1880) (1880–1958), English cricketer and British Indian Army officer * William Anderson (cricketer, born 1909) (1909–1975), English cricketer * William Anderson (Scottish cricketer) (1894–1973), Scottish cricketer from Fife

Football

* Bill Anderson (American football, born 1921) (1921–1984), American football end * Bill Anderson (American football, born 1925) (1925–2013), head football coach at Howard Payne University * Bill Anderson (American football, born 1936) (1936–2017), American football tight end *

Bill Anderson (American football, born 1947) William Anderson (born January 13, 1947) is a former American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at North Park University from 1978 to 1985 and at Illinois College from 1986 to 1994, compiling a career college footbal ...

, head football coach at North Park University and Illinois College * Billy Anderson (quarterback) (1941–1996), led NCAA in passing in 1965 *

Bill Anderson (footballer, born 1878) William Synnton Anderson (1 July 1878 – 12 March 1915) was an Australian rules footballer who played with the St Kilda Football Club in the Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football ...

(1878–1915), Australian rules footballer for St Kilda * Bill Anderson (footballer, born 1911) (1911–1971), Australian rules footballer for Geelong *

Bill Anderson (English footballer) William Anderson (12 January 1913 – 19 February 1986) was the manager of Lincoln City from 1946 to 1965. He led the club to the Third Division North title in 1947–48 and 1951–52, as well as twelve Lincolnshire Senior Cup finals. As a ...

(1913–1986), manager of Football League side Lincoln City, 1946–1965 * Will Anderson (fullback) (1897–1982), American football player * Will Anderson Jr. (born 2001), American football player *

William Anderson (Scottish footballer) William Anderson (born 25 April 1862) was a Scottish footballer who played as a right winger. He played club football for Queen's Park and appeared in the sides that won the Scottish Cup in 1881, 1882 and 1884, and finished as runners-up in ...

(c. 1860–?), Scottish footballer * Willie Anderson (footballer) (born 1947), English footballer for Aston Villa, Cardiff City * Tim Anderson (defensive back) (William Tim Anderson, born 1949), American football defensive back

Other sports

* Red Anderson (ice hockey) (Bill Anderson, 1910–1991), Canadian ice hockey player * William Anderson (rugby union) (died 1892), New Zealand rugby union player *

William Anderson (ice hockey) William Harding Anderson (1 April 1901 – 23 February 1983) was a British ice hockey player who competed in the 1924 Winter Olympics The 1924 Winter Olympics, officially known as the I Olympic Winter Games (french: Iers Jeux olympiques ...

(1901–1983), British ice hockey player who competed in the 1924 Winter Olympics *

Bill Anderson (strongman) Bill Anderson (6 October 1937 - 2 August 2019) was a Scottish heavyweight sportsman. He won the World Highland Games Championships in 1981 and the Scottish Highland Games Championships 16 times. He has also held every possible Scottish record ...

(born 1937), Scottish sportsman * William Anderson (cyclist) (1888–1928), Canadian Olympic cyclist *

Bill Anderson (coach) William Wilson Anderson (September 17, 1891 – September 17, 1969) was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach. He served as the head football coach at Occidental College from 1932 to 1939. Anderson played college football at the Uni ...

(1891–1969), American football, basketball, and baseball coach * William Anderson (athlete) (died 1915), Irish athlete

Other uses

* Chief William Anderson, namesake of

Anderson, Indiana Anderson, named after Chief William Anderson, is a city in and the county seat of Madison County, Indiana, United States. It is the principal city of the Anderson, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses Madison County. Anderson is ...

William Caldwell Anderson William Caldwell Anderson (August 18, 1804 – August 28, 1870) was an American Presbyterian minister who served as the fourth president of Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. He was the oldest son of Rev. John Anderson, and was born in Washington ...

(1804–1870), president of Miami University * William Anderson (judge) (1847-1908), British barrister and colonial judge *

William P. Anderson Colonel William Patrick Anderson (1851–1927) was a Canadian civil engineer. He was Superintendent of Lighthouses for almost 40 years, and was responsible for many of the more notable lighthouses in Canada. Early life and career He was born ...

(1851–1927), Canadian civil engineer *

W. B. Anderson William Blair Anderson (28 July 1877 – 9 December 1959) was a Scottish classicist and academic. Having been born in Aberdeen, Scotland, he studied at the University of Aberdeen and then Trinity College, Cambridge. He taught classics at the Unive ...

(1877–1959), Scottish classicist and academic * William Anderson (political scientist) (1888–1975), professor at University of Minnesota *

William S. Anderson William Summers Anderson (March 29, 1919 – June 29, 2021) was a British businessman who served as President and Chairman of the National Cash Register Corp ( NCR) from 1972 to 1984. Early life and education Anderson was born in March 1919 in ...

(1919–2021), president and chairman of the National Cash Register Corp, 1972–1984 * William M. Anderson Jr. (born 1942), American academic and education administrator *

Eric Anderson (teacher) Sir William Eric Kinloch Anderson (27 May 1936 – 22 April 2020) was a British teacher and educator, who was head master of Eton College from 1980 to 1994 and provost of Eton College from September 2000 to January 2009. Life and career And ...

(William Kinloch Anderson, 1936–2020), Provost of Eton College, 2000–2009 *

Will Anderson (Scrabble player) Will Anderson (born September 13, 1984) is a Scrabble player who won the North American Scrabble Championship in 2017, winning 25 out of 31 games, finishing ahead of runner-up Mack Meller. Anderson is currently rated 2128 as of June 2020, ranking h ...

(born 1984), American Scrabble player